Inflation rate unchanged at 2.8%

Sharp rises in car insurance premiums piled further pressure on household budgets last month as inflation remained at its highest level since last May.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation stayed at 2.8% in March after a 5.8% increase in the cost of transport insurance offset slower rises in diesel and petrol prices.
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